About Wood Technology Safety
The principal hazards of woodworking are safety hazards and health hazards. Woodworking safety hazards include fire hazards, electrical hazards, and hazards associated with operating woodworking machines. Health hazards from woodworking procedures include exposure to wood dust and to chemicals used in finishing.
To protect yourself in the woodworking shop, think through the consequences of your actions before handling combustible or flammable materials, engaging electrical circuitry, operating machinery, or entering an area where wood dust or chemicals are present.
Cal/OSHA Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
Group 8. Points of Operation and Other Hazardous Parts of Machinery
Article 59. Woodworking Machines and Equipment.